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Reduce cost and administration overhead with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V

September 4, 2008 12:00am PDT

Organizations are embracing server virtualization as a means of saving money and simplifying management of their network server environment. This sample chapter from Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V...

Provided by: Sams Publishing

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Get a handle on service-oriented design methodology

August 7, 2008 12:00am PDT

The discipline of service-oriented modeling and design provides guidelines for effectively designing an SOA using services, service components, and process flows. This chapter from Executing SOA:...

Provided by: IBM Press

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User beware: Electronic documents can reveal far more than you want

July 17, 2008 12:00am PDT

The WYSIWYG mentality can be dangerous when users fail to understand what underlies the visible presentation of electronic data. This chapter from Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Improve your UI by expressing time effectively

July 17, 2008 12:00am PDT

Your user interface may convey time for various reasons, such as through progress indicators that tell users how long they have to wait for an operation to complete. This chapter from Designing...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Arm yourself with the knowledge to fight cybercrime

July 10, 2008 12:00am PDT

Criminal activity involving computers continues to grow, making it critical for law enforcement personnel, legislators, and IT pros to develop the knowledge to prevent, detect, report, and...

Provided by: Syngress

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A look at how the digital explosion is affecting your world

July 3, 2008 12:00am PDT

Digital technologies have already had a dramatic impact on how we create and share information -- and we're just getting started. This chapter from Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Make your next hire based on past behaviors, not personality

July 3, 2008 12:00am PDT

When you're interviewing job applicants, do you search for traits such as hardworking, confident, and dependable? In this brief introductory chapter from The Truth About Managing People, 2nd...

Provided by: FT Press

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Learn to access and share Vista network resources

June 27, 2008 12:00am PDT

To be truly useful, a home or small office network needs to be configured to allow resource sharing among users. This chapter from Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista: Your Guide to Easy and...

Provided by: Que Publishing

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Design useful, professional-looking custom Vista gadgets

June 12, 2008 12:00am PDT

Sidebar gadgets can bring useful and convenient functionality to the Vista desktop -- especially when you create a custom gadget to meet your own (or your users') specific needs. This chapter from...

Provided by: Sams Publishing

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Tackle complex reengineering projects -- one bite at a time

June 3, 2008 12:00am PDT

Developers are rarely charged with creating entirely new "Greenfield" systems. IT projects are typically mired in the accumulated complexities of pre-existing systems. This sample chapter from...

Provided by: IBM Press

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Leverage the power of Control Panel and group policies in Vista

May 28, 2008 12:00am PDT

Control Panel and group policies in Windows Vista are powerful, flexible tools if you wield them correctly -- but a lot of people don't fully understand their capabilities or they create problems...

Provided by: Sams Publishing

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Improve your HTML using refactoring techniques

May 28, 2008 12:00am PDT

Refactoring code lets you rewrite it without introducing bugs -- and a similar approach can be used to improve your HTML. This sample chapter from Refactoring HTML: Improving the Design of...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Troubleshoot and resolve Windows Vista problems

May 9, 2008 12:00am PDT

Tracking down the cause of problems with Windows Vista requires systematic troubleshooting, but at least you can take advantage of some new diagnostic tools. This sample chapter from Microsoft...

Provided by: Sams Publishing

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Integrate services into business processes to achieve your SOA objectives

May 8, 2008 12:00am PDT

A correctly implemented service-oriented architecture (SOA) is built on flexible and effective business and infrastructure services. This sample chapter from Implementing SOA: Total Architecture...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Xen makes it easy to checkpoint, restore, and migrate guest domains

May 8, 2008 12:00am PDT

If you've decided to deploy and manage a Xen-based environment, you'll need some detailed instructions and advice on best practices. This sample chapter from Running Xen: A Hands-On Guide to the...

Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR

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Understand network addressing architecture by studying its evolution

April 29, 2008 12:00am PDT

In the early days of the development of networks, major issues with addressing were ignored in favor of simple -- and adequate -- solutions. Unfortunately, addressing architecture hasn't kept pace...

Provided by: Prentice Hall PTR

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Will Internet-borne threats influence the 2008 presidential race?

April 29, 2008 12:00am PDT

Political candidates are increasingly turning to the Internet to communicate their positions and gain voter support. But the same attack vectors that already pose a risk to consumers and...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Build your ITIL configuration management system using scope, span, and granularity

April 25, 2008 12:00am PDT

Effective configuration management requires you to capture and track data in your IT environment -- but how do you decide which data to include? This chapter from Implementing ITIL Configuration...

Provided by: IBM Press

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Try the New School approach to effective security spending

April 10, 2008 12:00am PDT

CIOs, IT managers, and security specialists all face difficult questions about security spending. This sample chapter from The New School of Information Security examines justifications for...

Provided by: Addison-Wesley

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Get the most out of PowerPoint 2007's all-new chart tools

April 10, 2008 12:00am PDT

Displaying data in a clear, stylish way makes presentations more lively and helps your audience grasp even the most complicated information. PowerPoint 2007 offers completely revamped charting...

Provided by: Que Publishing